. History of Egypt, Chaldea, Syria, Babylonia and Assyria . yattes, the banker from whom Croesus hadendeavoured to borrow money at the beginning of hiscareer, but several of the Lydian nobles, whose exercise offeudal rights had been restricted by the growing authorityof the Mermnadse, either secretly or openly gave theiradhesion to Pantaleon, among them being Glaucias of 1 Lenormant ascribed an issue of coins without inscriptions to the kingsArdys, Sadyattes, and Alyattes, but this has since been believed not tohave been their work. ^ Herodotus mentions the statue of the bread-maker, giving no
. History of Egypt, Chaldea, Syria, Babylonia and Assyria . yattes, the banker from whom Croesus hadendeavoured to borrow money at the beginning of hiscareer, but several of the Lydian nobles, whose exercise offeudal rights had been restricted by the growing authorityof the Mermnadse, either secretly or openly gave theiradhesion to Pantaleon, among them being Glaucias of 1 Lenormant ascribed an issue of coins without inscriptions to the kingsArdys, Sadyattes, and Alyattes, but this has since been believed not tohave been their work. ^ Herodotus mentions the statue of the bread-maker, giving no reasonwhy Croesus dedicated it. The author quoted by Plutarch would haveit that in revenge he made his half-brothers eat the poisoned bread. THE CONQUESTS OP CRCESUS 59 Sidene; the Greek cities, always ready to chafe atauthority, were naturally inclined to support a claimantborn of a Greek mother, and Pindarus the tyrant olEphesus, and grandson of the Melas who had married thedaughter of Gyges, joined the conspirators. As soon as ^TJS,^^*^r»o *? f-«*. VIEW OF THE SITE AND KUDfS OF EPHESUS. Alyattes was dead, Croesus, who was kept informed by hisspies of their plans, took action with a rapidity which dis-concerted his adversaries. It is not known what becameof Pantaleon, whether he was executed or fled the country,but his friends were tortured to death or had to purchasetheir pardon dearly. Sadyattes was stretched on a rackand torn with carding combs.^ Glaucias, besieged in his 1 Drawn by Boudier, from a photograph. ? The history of Sadyattes and of his part in the conspiracy results from 60 THE IRANIAN CONQUEST fortress of Sidene, opened its gates after a desperateresistance ; the king demolished the walls, and pronounceda solemn curse on those who should thereafter rebuildthem. Pindarus, summoned to surrender, refused, but ashe had not sufficient troops to defend the entire city, heevacuated the lower quarters, and concentrated aU hisforces on the defence of the citadel; he
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